Revelation 1
1. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave * unto him, to shew * unto his servants things which must * shortly come to pass * ; and he sent * and signified * it by his angel unto his servant John:
2. Who bare record * of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw * .
3. Blessed is he that readeth * , and they that hear * the words of this prophecy, and keep * those things which are written * therein: for the time is at hand.
4. John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is * , and which was, and which is to come * ; and from the seven Spirits which are * before his throne;
5. And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved * us, and washed * us from our sins in his own blood,
6. And hath made * us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7. Behold * , he cometh * with clouds; and every eye shall see * him, and they also which pierced * him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail * because of him. Even so, Amen.
8. I am * Alpha and Omega,the beginning and the ending, saith * the Lord, which is, and which was * , and which is to come * , the Almighty.
9. I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was * in the isle that is called * Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10. I was * in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard * behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11. Saying * , I am * Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest * , write * in a book, and send * it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia,and unto Laodicea.
12. And I turned * to see * the voice that spake * with me. And being turned * , I saw * seven golden candlesticks;
13. And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment * down to the foot, and girt * about the paps with a golden girdle.
14. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15. And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned * in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16. And he had * in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went * a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth * in his strength.
17. And when I saw * him, I fell * at his feet as dead. And he laid * his right hand upon me, saying * unto me, Fear * not; I am * the first and the last:
18. I am he that liveth * , and was * dead; and, behold * , I am * alive * for evermore , Amen; and have * the keys of hell and of death.
19. Write * the things which thou hast seen * , and the things which are * , and the things which shall * be * hereafter;
20. The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest * in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are * the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest * are * the seven churches.
